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I checked the hardware constantly because I thought something was faulty, in the end it was because the case was missing a couple of brass standoffs. I just didn't screw in the missing parts but the Mobo is still very stable.

Once I had it in the case running, I needed a fresh install of windows, I didn't have a CD drive to use so I had to use a USB, I installed this fine, just need to make sure the USB and its files are setup properly and he boot order in bios is set to the USB.

Just for interest I always boot to the BIOS with the board\cpu\ram\graphics outside the case first, at that stage it's still on a non conducting surface. If it then wont get going inside the case you fairly certain something is grounding out. Might seem a bit fiddly but it takes less time than doing all the swapping and testing.

Indeed, it was my first time upgrading things like the CPU and motherboard and installing them myself, next time around I'll understand better ways to set things up. Definetly setting up outside the case is a great idea to prevent problems in the future.

Thanks for all the help, without some of the replies I'd still be messing around with it!

Indeed, it was my first time upgrading things like the CPU and motherboard and installing them myself, next time around I'll understand better ways to set things up. Definetly setting up outside the case is a great idea to prevent problems in the future.

Thanks for all the help, without some of the replies I'd still be messing around with it!

Upgraded Dad's Computer to 7, now it won't boot correctlyHiya guys,
Like the title says, yesterday I upgraded my dad's oldest office computer from Windows Vista Home Premium x32 to Windows 7 Ultimate x32. The installation went fine, although it did take quite a bit of time. When the installation finally finished, we got to the loading bar screen,...

just upgraded to ultimate now computer is slowI built this rig a few months ago and i have gotten into sim racing so to get all my ram working i had to upgrade to ultimate I started with win 7 home premium OEM from microcenter it was working fine before the upgrade now it is slower than my old p4 machine that is 12 years old

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Upgraded ComputerI am planning to upgrade my computer with a new motherboard,ram and cpu,I have a backup made of the present configuration with all my programs etc. on it.Do I just install the new drivers and "all will be well" and make a new backup,what pitfalls could there be? Help appreciated!